Automatic funnel



July 17, 1923.

V N.. ToBlAssoN AUTOMATIC FUNNEL Filed May 16 1922 2 Sheets-Shet 1 INVENTOR, NEILS ToamssoN.

A'TTORNEY Juiy 17, 1923.

N. TOBIASSON AUTOMATIC FUNNEL Filed May is 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR NEILS Toamssom ATTORNEY 35 openposition.

Patented July 17,

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' A pplicationffil d May 16,1922. sen-a1nokseinaafi To all whom-"J6me? concern:-

M Be it known that I, Nnins Toeulssomla citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at- Orton, in the 'countyof Macleodrand 5 Province ofAlberta, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomatic Funnels, of which the following is a specification. a i i a The present invention relates to funnels,

. 1 and it particularly appertainsto that type,

ofdevice, known in thetrade as measuring flfunnelsf'and the principal object is to provide a funnel of the character described, which is adapted to automaticallycut off i the flow of the liquid, aftera predetermined "quantity of the same has passed therethrough. d 1 I I g n A rther objectisjto provide a funnel embodying mechanism for automatically opening and closing a valve; controllingthe liquid supply to a container tobe filled with the liquid, and whereby the funnel may be transferred from one container to another, :thus obviating the spilling of the liquid 5 contents of the same. i r

With these and other "objects in view, the invention consists infthe construction, com bination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended;

Fig. 1 is a perspective vlewwof the. im-

proved funnel, illustrating "the valvular .mechanism withthe latter illustrated in in s. 1

lhe numeral 1 designates a'sheet of metal, having its end portions soldered together and forming a utensil of substantially frusto-conical configuration, which is formed adjacent its lower end with a tubularextension, which latter,isadapted for in se'rtion within'the necks of bottles, or other suitable containers to be filled-with liquid I from the said funnel. The funnel adjacent designate like parts in the various draw- A NT,OFFI

its lower end 2, has aportion of its wall outwardly swelled fat 3 and adiSk 4:.

has its"peripheral edge soldered to, or

wedged against, the inclined"wall"=of the funnel above the swelled-portion 3.; This disk liSpro-vided with a central opening lar member 5, theupper portion 6:01? which extends abovethe upper surfacefof the'disk ,and disposed withinthis opening andasuitably connected to the disk is a hollow tubufat i 4, while the lower .portionofsaid tube pro .jects downwardly toga point adjacent the medial point of the outwardly swclled part .3 of the funnel. Secured to the upperyim cline'd interior wall of the funnel byrivets 7 is abracket, 8,,and connected to said bracket by a pin 9 is a lever 10. The upper parto'f leverlO is formed withan" enlarged q portion 11,.while thelower end is provided "7 with aneyelet 12, through which is passed the upper'end of a wire 13,and thelower j end of said wire is attached to a valvenpla'te 14. This valve plate 1 1 is hingedly connected at 16 to a bracket 17 which is "prefe'rably riveted to the interior of the wall of the-"funnel, below bracket 8. :Then-valve y i plate-1 1 is preferably stamped outof sheet is adapted upon the release of the lever member 10 to be lowered tojdispos'e the same metaliin concave-convex configuration; and

over the upper open end ofthe; tubular member 5,top'revent the passageof the liquid contained in the upper part of "the tacle tobe filled. .Fastened to the lower endvof the tubular funnel from passing through the saidltubular member 5 andinto the bottle orrecep"- member 5, preferably by soldering, are the oppositely disposed strap: members 18 and 19, which have hingedly 1 connected thereto, thecatch member QOand the latch member l 21. ;The latch member 21 at its medial part,

is formed with' an upstandinglug 22, which latter is provided .Wl th: an opening, through which is passed the lower end 1 of a relatively rigid} piece of wire 23, the upper end of which is connected to the" valve plate 14 at substantiallythe' central part of its; lower surface. The. catch member 20 is formed witha downwardly projecting portion 2 1, formedwitha' hook 25 which is adapted for engagement with theffreefend of the j a latch member- 21. C

Connected by a rlgld piece of wfire 26 to i the portion 24 of catch memberZQ, "is a float thelatter, in consequence of its weight, will 0f the funnel.

27 which latter is disposed within the tubular extension 2 of the funnel, and the function of this float member 27, which is preferably constructed of a piece of cork, is to elevate the catch member from engagement with the?) end of latch 21, so that gravitate downwardly and cause the lowering of the valve plate lt, by tllG'mBCllUIH of the connecting wire '23 disposed therebetween, a m

' In operation, the valve platexlt is in a position illustrated in Fig. 2, namely, closed, and the liquid is poured into the, upper part The tunnel is the'ntrans- "fenred to the receptacle or bottle to be filled,

and in iiZhC latter case, the tubular extension 2'is inserted within the neck of the bottle.

The oper atinglever '10 is now actuated by pressure upon the enlarged. portion 11, which through the wire '13 elevates the valve plate 14, thus allowing the liquid contained in the'upper part of the tunnel to pass through the tubular member 5 and tubular extension Q-and into the bottle to be filled.

. Upon the filling of the bottle, the liquid. will extend well up within the neck of the same,-and the float 27, resultant of the presmember 5, which, as before stated, controls the communicationbetween the upper and lower parts of'the iiunnel. I

It'fis obvious that-byt-he provision jot-this automatic cut-ofi mechanism as illustrated,

*a pre-determined quantity of liquid-may be pourec'l'into a bottleior container, and -the latter when filled, wi-ll cause the float valve 27 to be elevated, to actuate the valve plate It is likewise obvious that the funnel proper, and all of the elements above de scribed, may be stamped out of sheet metal, and an ordinary bottle cork may be used as ,t he float element; F f Fromithe foregoing, it is thought thatv the construction ofmy invention will be clearly understood, and, therefore, a more extended explanation hasflbeen omittet. s v Having thus described my invention, what I c'la-im as new is:

-1,-..-A device of the character described,

comprising a casing, a "tubular extension formed-with said casing, a disk :dlVlCllDg the casing into upper and lower sect1ons,-a tubular member disposed in said disk and com- .hingedly' bracket and adapted to closethe upper end of said tubular member, a lever hingedlymunicating with the casing sections, a valve plate arranged on said tubular member for closing the same, a latch member arranged on said tubular extension, a wire connection between said valve plate and latch, a catch member connected to said extension and adapted for engagement with said latch, a float member connected to the catch member, the tubular extension ofsaid casing adapted for insertion within the neck of a bottle to be filled, a rigidxconnection between the .said float and catch member, and the said catch member being adapted for release from the latch member upon the elevation of said float member. 1 f

2. A funnel comprising a. conical casing, an extension formed with said casing, a disk arranged between the casing and extension, a tubular member connected to said disk, a bracket secured to the interior wall of said casing, a similar bracketdisposed below the first mentioned bracket, plate connected to the second mentioned mounted on the first mentioned bracket, a connection between said lever and plate,a latch member connected to the tubular member, a catchmember for engaging the said latch member, a float element arranged in the casing extension, a rigid connection between the catch and' float, the said casing extension adapted for insertion within a receptacle to be filledyand the said, float upon the filling of the receptacle, to be elevatedto disengage the catch "from the latch, whereby the, plate -;is lowered to close the communication through the said tubular. member;

being adapt d i;

3. A funnel comprising a-icasing, an extension formedintegral with said casing, a disk connected to said casing, atubularfmeinber attached to said disk, brackets secured to the interior wall of-saidcasin-g, a 'plate hingedly connected to one of said brackets,'a leverconnectedto the'other'of :sa'id brackets, a'wire connection: between the said lever and plate,

latch and catch elements arranged on 'said tubular member, awire connection between said plate and, latch, a floatarrangecl in'said casing extension, a rigid connection between the float and catch, the said float adapted for elevation of fi-uidin the casing extension to disengage said'latch for actuating said plate to closed position upon said tubular member. 7

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in the presence of 'twowitnesse'sn EIL .T BIAS Q Witnessesr I NORMA-N- SHURTLIFF; Mrs. S. R. WHI' EHEAD. 

